Under the pressure of Gern's Conqueror's Haki, Sabo's expression tightened.
With a low roar, he forced his way through those invisible mental shackles. The ground exploded beneath his feet, and he shot forward.
His burning right arm drove his Dragon Claw Fist straight at Gern's face!
"Dragon Claw Fist: Flame Claw!"
Flames gathered at his fingertips, their temperature and destructive power surging in an instant!
Facing that fierce assault, Gern did not even move his feet. Only when the burning dragon claw was about to touch the tip of his nose did he raise his right hand with apparent nonchalance.
He extended just one index finger.
There were no vibration particles on it, only a coating of Armament Haki with a dark metallic sheen.
Clang!!!
The flaming dragon claw collided with that pitch-black finger, producing a light clang!
The searing flames scattered instantly, most of them extinguished. Sabo felt his entire arm go numb, and his forward momentum was forcibly halted!
His left fist followed immediately, coated in Armament Haki, driving toward Gern's ribs from an even trickier angle!
At the same time, he shifted his footwork, searching for an opening.
Unfortunately, Gern still used that same finger, anticipating his every move.
Clang! Bang! Thud!
Every impeccably precise contact intercepted Sabo at the exact moment his power was about to erupt!
Sabo's storm of relentless attacks-
Flaming claw strikes and heavy punches alike were effortlessly blocked and neutralized by that seemingly fragile finger!
Gern did not even use a second finger. With nothing more than an index finger coated in top-tier Armament Haki,
He treated all of Sabo's intricate combinations of Physical Combat and flames as though they were nothing!
It was utterly one-sided... toying.
Every block was precise enough to inspire despair. Every impact sent a backlash through Sabo